Richmond County Fair

Step right up to the ultimate blast from the past at the Richmond County Fair in New York City! This sprawling holiday weekend extravaganza transforms Historic Richmond Town into a wonderland of vintage charm and modern thrills. Visitors can stuff their faces with everything from classic funnel cakes to savory empanadas before testing their iron stomachs on the beloved carnival rides. Alongside the pulse-pounding potato-sack races and legendary eating contests, you can marvel at live demonstrations of historical trades like tinsmithing and broom making by costumed interpreters. With over a hundred local vendors, multi-stage live music, roving stilt walkers, and enough nostalgia to fuel a time machine, this epic Staten Island tradition is the perfect way to wave goodbye to summer while supporting the preservation of local history.